Our Project Milwaukee series wraps up with how a region-wide water management plan could have significant impacts on the area’s clean water supply. Later, we learn about the positive gardening spin that comes from our anemic Spring weather.Bubbler Talk unearths the truth behind the smell that wafts over the Hoan Bridge,plus we learn how a period of bipolar mania fueled a new novel by Bill Zaferos.

A cool, damp spring can seem troublesome for gardeners. But with the right kind of plants and gardening techniques, the weather can not only improve your garden, it can improve water quality.

Lake Effect contributor Melinda Myers is the author of numerous books on gardening, including The Midwest Gardener's Handbook and Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin. She explains how you can create your own rain garden.

Imagine you're driving into downtown Milwaukee over the Hoan Bridge. Lake Michigan glistens to the east, the city's skyline rises before you, and then WHAM! A smell infiltrates your car and overwhelms your senses.

If you've experienced it, you know what we are referring to. If you haven't, some people describe the smell like this:

Mental illness can be a hindrance to living a comfortable and productive life, but there are some illnesses that can also spark creativity at the same time. Artists from Kurt Cobain to Vincent van Gogh were subject to manic episodes that led to periods of intense artistic creation.

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